European Parliament

A Joint Declaration on EU legislative priorities for 2026 was signed today by the Presidents of Parliament, Council and Commission.

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President Metsola said that should a decision on the reparations loan for Ukraine be taken, Parliament will use the urgent procedure and vote on it in January.

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Parliament and Council negotiators have reached a political agreement on the creation of an EU list of safe countries of origin to speed up asylum claim processing.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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On Thursday, Parliament condemned Belarus for conducting an escalating campaign of coordinated hybrid attacks against Lithuania and the EU.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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On Thursday, Parliament adopted resolutions on the human rights situations in Azerbaijan, Nigeria and Guinea Bissau.

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This press kit includes a selection of European Parliament press releases outlining the key priorities of MEPs regarding the issues on the summit agenda.

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Thursday 18 December

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Parliament has struck an informal deal with Council on new rules to help retail clients invest in quality financial products and protect them from misleading or biased information.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

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Parliament and Council negotiators have reached a political agreement on updates to the 2024 Asylum Law regarding the conditions for applying the rules on safe third countries.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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On Wednesday, Parliament and Council negotiators informally agreed on measures to protect EU agriculture once the EU-Mercosur trade and partnership agreements are in place.
Committee on International Trade

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On Wednesday, MEPs endorsed a European citizens’ initiative to improve access to abortion care for women in Europe through a voluntary opt-in financial solidarity mechanism.
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

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On Wednesday, Parliament called on the European Commission to propose rules on the use of algorithmic management in the European workplace.
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

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The new law adopted on Wednesday will protect the EU’s energy security from weaponisation by the Russian Federation.
Committee on International Trade
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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MEPs are calling for the removal of internal borders for the movement of troops and military equipment across the EU, and for upgrades to railways, roads, tunnels and bridges.
Committee on Transport and Tourism

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The EU’s deforestation law, adopted in 2023, seeks to fight climate change and biodiversity loss by ensuring products sold in the EU are not sourced from deforested land.
Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety

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Wednesday 17 December

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On Tuesday MEPs approved a safeguard clause for the EU-Mercosur agreement to prevent imports from Mercosur countries harming Europe’s agriculture sector.
Committee on International Trade

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Part of the ReArm Europe plan, the measures aim to strengthen Europe’s defence technological and industrial base by channelling EU funding to defence.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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The financial aid aims to help laid-off workers re-enter the labour market following the bankruptcy of Sweden’s Northvolt AB.
Committee on Budgets

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MEPs adopted new rules on Tuesday introducing more flexibility and support for farmers in complying with the EU’s common agricultural policy (CAP).
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

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